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Dates: 2025-11-30 to 2025-12-06

📋 In This Week's Newsletter

• 🇨🇦 Canadian Federal Government News
• 📚 What We're Reading This Week

Canadian Federal Government News

Government of Canada invests $47 million to secure access to essential Canadian Earth observation data

On December 4, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced a $47 million investment to ensure continued Canadian access to Earth observation data. The Canadian Space Agency will contract MDA Space to build, test, and launch an additional satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). MDA Space has been awarded $44.7 million for procurement of specialized components necessary for the expedited delivery of the new satellite. Three Canadian firms—C-CORE, Kepler, and MDA Space—will receive up to $747,000 each to deliver concept studies for the next-generation Earth observation satellite system within seven months. The RCM provides daily observations of Canadian territory, supporting services such as natural disaster response, sea ice tracking, and supply deliveries to northern communities. The new investments are intended to maintain sovereign satellite data continuity for Arctic security, disaster response, and environmental monitoring. The announcement reflects ongoing federal commitment to advancing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capabilities and supporting industry innovation in satellite communications.

Sources: www.canada.ca

What We're Reading This Week

• Completion of Rogers’ 5G network for TTC delayed by maintenance, asbestos cleanup: Reports on construction delays in the deployment of Rogers’ 5G network in Toronto’s subway system.
• Industry urges Ottawa to slash red tape as massive power gap looms: Canadian industry groups call on the federal government to reduce regulatory barriers amid concerns about future power supply.
• Identity Becomes the Prime Target for Cybercriminals: Regula Highlights Five Incidents That Shaped 2025’s Threat Landscape: Review of major cyber incidents in 2025 impacting identity security.
• TTC maintenance, asbestos cleanup delaying parts of Rogers’ 5G subway network build: Ongoing infrastructure work and hazardous material abatement slow 5G rollout on Toronto’s subway.
• TTC maintenance, asbestos cleanup delaying parts of Rogers’ 5G subway network build: Additional coverage of service interruptions and construction impacts for Rogers’ 5G deployment on the TTC.

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